EAN: 9781035003792

THE ROAD COLLECTION EDITION - CORMAC MCCARTHY T...

One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21 st Century  A post-apocalyptic classic set
in a burned-out America  a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky  heading slowly
for the coast. They have no idea what  if anything  awaits them there. The Road is a
masterpiece of American fiction from Cormac McCarthy.   Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction  The landscape is destroyed. Nothing moves save the ash on the wind. Cruel  lawless men
stalk the roadside  lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world  the young boy
and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.  In
this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind  Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a
future without hope  but one in which  miraculously  this young family may yet find tenderness.
'The Road made me cry for days' - Emma Donoghue  author of Room and Haven   '[T]he most
important environmental book ever written' - George Monbiot  author of Feral and Regenesis  
With an introduction from John Banville  author of The Sea .  Adapted into a
critically-acclaimed film starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.  Part of the Picador
Collection  a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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